Truly flexible, scalable and modular switchgear with built-in IOT
ABB renews its commitment to developing the next generation intelligent low-voltage switchgear as it unveils its latest solution, MNS® Digital, at Singapore International Water Week, being held from 9 to 11 July 2018 at the Marina Bay Sands Convention and Exhibition Center.
Building on a decade’s worth of experience in pioneering the digitalization of switchgear with MNS® iS, ABB has added the latest advances in smart electronics, edge computing and cloud technology to create its first digital low-voltage switchgear solution with built-in intelligent functions.
MNS® Digital is a scalable, modular, low-voltage smart switchgear and motor control center, with connected (IoT) intelligent features that enable remote operation, monitoring and condition-based maintenance.
MNS® Digital can connect to the ABB Ability™ cloud platform, a local SCADA (supervisory control and data acquisition) or ECMS (electrical control and monitoring system), to extended Automation System 800xA or other types of distributed process control systems (DCSs). Fully leveraging ABB Ability™, MNS® Digital offers customers insights into their operation, by making data and information available to any connected device or plant.
Ketan Modha, Manager of ABB’s Distribution Solutions business in Singapore, explains, “When switchgear is empowered with data capabilities, it gives the beating heart of any electrical system a mind and a voice. Powered by big data, it can predict problems before they happen, and opportunities not considered before.
MNS® Digital provides a complete real-time solution, with integrated data connectivity and optimized reporting to assist and enable operators to make informed choices on the maintenance, operation and performance of their platform, today and tomorrow.” MNS® Digital with ABB Ability™ will allow operators to make use of additional functionality such as energy management, to report on power consumption and enable cost reductions. It will carry out condition monitoring for reduced downtime, avoiding unplanned outages, and lowering operational expenses through optimized maintenance cycles.
“With MNS® Digital switchgear you can start your own industrial revolution,” adds Ketan. “The transition to Industry 4.0 and Maintenance 4.0 requires truly flexible, scalable and modular switchgear platforms, which have cutting-edge intelligence and IoT built-in. We are committed to developing these next generation solutions, which allow our customers to have access to the right information at the right time, supporting fast and accurate decision making and enabling operating cost savings of up to 30 percent.”
ABB (ABBN: SIX Swiss Ex) is a pioneering technology leader in electrification products, robotics and motion, industrial automation and power grids, serving customers in utilities, industry and transport & infrastructure globally. Continuing a history of innovation spanning more than 130 years, ABB today is writing the future of industrial digitalization with two clear value propositions: bringing electricity from any power plant to any plug and automating industries from natural resources to finished products. As title partner of Formula E, the fully electric international FIA motor-sport class, ABB is pushing the boundaries of e-mobility to contribute to a sustainable future. ABB operates in more than 100 countries with about 135,000 employees.
